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********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

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  • #3002
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    pred racer wrote: »
    scratchy has had a new clutch fitted :D
    cost a bloody fortune:o
    i didnt realise how bad the old one was until i picked it up last night.
    goes like new now:D

    That would explain why you were crawling like a granny towards Kildare on Wednesday evening? ;)


  • #3003
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Drove my first 151 car just there. Was a mondeo zetec, 1.6. Lovely car to drive, so smooth, real drivers car, you wouldn't even know you are going 100k. Could drive all day. Has loads of features like stop start, which can be disabled, button handbrake, parking sensors front and back. It was a 1.6 and was a tad slower off the mark than my own, but once it was going, it was grand. Not a major fan of the centre area, too cluttered. You're more enclosed in the mk5, b pillars and doors seem to be better built.


  • #3004
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Drove my first 151 car just there. Was a mondeo zetec, 1.6. Lovely car to drive, so smooth, real drivers car, you wouldn't even know you are going 100k. Could drive all day. Has loads of features like stop start, which can be disabled, button handbrake, parking sensors front and back. It was a 1.6 and was a tad slower off the mark than my own, but once it was going, it was grand. Not a major fan of the centre area, too cluttered. You're more enclosed in the mk5, b pillars and doors seem to be better built.

    Stop start is possibly the worst feature I've seen in modern cars. I honestly cannot see the point of it or any benefit to be honest


  • #3005
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Bpmull wrote: »
    Was the clutch actually slipping/ worn or was it the dmf gone ?

    the clutch was slipping, but mainly because the slave cylinder was fooked.
    CianRyan wrote: »
    That would explain why you were crawling like a granny towards Kildare on Wednesday evening? ;)

    Yes! it was heading for G Daltons.
    did I pass you or did you pass me?


  • #3006
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Snotaul Goodman wrote:
    Stop start is possibly the worst feature I've seen in modern cars. I honestly cannot see the point of it or any benefit to be honest

    Ya, quite annoying. I don't know if she got it disabled at the dealer or did it herself. All I know is that it was permanently off, i.e You don't need to turn it off each time you start the car.


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  • #3007
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Snotaul Goodman wrote: »
    Stop start is possibly the worst feature I've seen in modern cars. I honestly cannot see the point of it or any benefit to be honest
    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Ya, quite annoying. I don't know if she got it disabled at the dealer or did it herself. All I know is that it was permanently off, i.e You don't need to turn it off each time you start the car.

    I thought it was a good enough feature. In my dad golf you just pull to the lights take your get of everything in neutral car knocks of handbrake comes on itself when you want to take off car starts and handbrake knocks off itself just as you move of you can't even feel the handbrake going on and off it doesn't feel like it's holding the car back and then letting it off.

    I don't think my new car has stop start but not a 100% but I didn't notice any buttons for it so I assume it doesn't have it. I'm not too bothered either way.


  • #3008
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Ya, quite annoying. I don't know if she got it disabled at the dealer or did it herself. All I know is that it was permanently off, i.e You don't need to turn it off each time you start the car.

    The brother is looking to get it permanently disabled in his civic too.


  • #3009
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Bpmull wrote:
    I don't think my new car has stop start but not a 100% but I didn't notice any buttons for it so I assume it doesn't have it. I'm not too bothered either way.


    What's your new car bp? Must have missed it.


  • #3010
    mhackett102
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭mhackett102


    Bpmull wrote: »
    The timming belt is not to big of a job to do on them as timming belts go. I had to change mine early as the crank shaft seal went and pissed oil all over the timming belt. Interval is something like 200k km or 10 years Id be doing it a lot earlier than that. What mileage is on it ?

    AFAIK the dealer has the full service history with him. High km on it but it only had one previous owner who done 99% of their driving on the motorway from Cork to Belfast. It all depends on what kinda insurance quotes I get tomorrow for it whether i'll purchase or not :)


  • #3011
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Whos a good autobox specialist in the country?

    Need solenoids replaced and can't really bother me hoop doing them myself :o

    Also don't want to bollox it up!


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  • #3012
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    What's your new car bp? Must have missed it.

    I am not telling anyone until I have it :) All going well the golf is being collected tomorrow night by new owner. I'm then Carless until Friday when I collect my new one. The dealer has a few bits to do to it so I said I'd give them the week I put a deposit on it last Friday. Ah it's nothing special or flashy but it's a nice comfortable cruiser that ticks all the boxes and it's not a golf 1.4 so that must be a bonus going on what's said here about them.


  • #3013
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Bpmull wrote: »
    I am not telling anyone until I have it :) All going well the golf is being collected tomorrow night by new owner. I'm then Carless until Friday when I collect my new one. The dealer has a few bits to do to it so I said I'd give them the week I put a deposit on it last Friday. Ah it's nothing special or flashy but it's a nice comfortable cruiser that ticks all the boxes and it's not a golf 1.4 so that must be a bonus going on what's said here about them.

    Its a commercial landcruiser with passenger seats isn't it :D


  • #3014
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    It's a Dacia duster on PCP isn't it


  • #3015
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    It's a Dacia duster on PCP isn't it

    Nah it's an Alfa 159


  • #3016
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,872 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    BMW 750i?


  • #3017
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    It's a Dacia duster on PCP isn't it

    Ah no a sandero wheel cover spec. I needed something that would look well and turn heads you know :pac:
    Stheno wrote: »
    Nah it's an Alfa 159

    I would really like one of them they are one of my favourite alfas but alas not this time around.


  • #3018
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    BMW 750i?

    2 of them


  • #3019
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    It will be something VAG based like an Audi or a Skoda.


  • #3020
    spiggotpaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 844 ✭✭✭spiggotpaddy


    Or a trumpet dolomite with a fancy overdrive


  • #3021
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,392 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Does anyone watch For the Love of Cars on channel 4? Caught it by accident last week, and I enjoyed it.


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  • #3022
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    beertons wrote: »
    Does anyone watch For the Love of Cars on channel 4? Caught it by accident last week, and I enjoyed it.

    Watching it now. Very interesting.


  • #3023
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,392 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    They made a fortune last week, selling the car. Went for a world record.


  • #3024
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    beertons wrote: »
    They made a fortune last week, selling the car. Went for a world record.

    Looks like they're about to break another.


  • #3025
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,392 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    After looking at that, I'd say it's going to be a recurring thing. The car last week was beautiful though, an Aston Martin.


  • #3026
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Only seen these now as I'm not long finished work.

    dgt wrote: »
    Its a commercial landcruiser with passenger seats isn't it :D

    Passenger seats more like a timber bench seats held together with a few screws :pac:
    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    BMW 750i?

    Ah that would be a bit down on power for me :D
    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    It will be something VAG based like an Audi or a Skoda.

    No it's not a vag of any description :eek: :)


  • #3027
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    mhackett102 wrote: »
    AFAIK the dealer has the full service history with him. High km on it but it only had one previous owner who done 99% of their driving on the motorway from Cork to Belfast. It all depends on what kinda insurance quotes I get tomorrow for it whether i'll purchase or not :)

    I still personally wouldn't but I mean if the car is 100% and they are willing to stand over it to a certain extent. Are we talking well over 100k miles ?

    Would you not consider something petrol thats a bit simpler with less to go wrong. One thing I can't understand is you really wanted a mini and because you can't insure the supercharged version you completely write them of the list why not look at a few standard minis they would still be nippy enough.


  • #3028
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Bpmull wrote: »



    No it's not a vag of any description :eek: :)



    :eek:


  • #3029
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    pred racer wrote: »
    :eek:

    Never worry he's probably bought a Leon


  • #3030
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,031 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Stheno wrote: »
    Never worry he's probably bought a Leon

    That would be vag though :)


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  • #3031
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭pred racer


    Stheno wrote: »
    Never worry he's probably bought a Leon

    Maybe, but that's part of the vag group too!

    They say a fanboi leopard never changes his spots:p


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